A-List: 2015 Southern Utah bucket list

As I was writing my resolutions for 2015, I realized I didn’t want this year to be about new routines – I wanted it to be about new experiences.

Most “bucket lists” are full of grand adventures that involve passports, plane tickets, and foreign currency.

But I’m a twenty-something newlywed who just used up the last Target gift card from my wedding, and now I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to afford any essential that’s not sold in the dollar section.

So instead of Paris, this 2015 bucket list contains ten once-in-a-lifetime adventures right within the red rocks of Southern Utah:

1. Watch the sunset in the Grand Canyon

2. Ride a helicopter over Zion

3. Attend a star party at Cedar Breaks National Monument

4. Experience the Full Moon Hike in Bryce Canyon

5. Kayak in Lake Powell

6. Explore Calf Creek Falls in Escalante

7. Get scuba certified

8. Go white water rafting in Canyonlands

9. Visit the Four Corners Monument

10. Skydive in Moab

I hope to share the details of my adventures with you over the next year, and I would love for you to do the same. This list can keep on growing, so let me know your additions in the comments below.

Ali Hill is an opinion columnist. The opinions stated in this article are her own, are not influenced through any advertising agreements with St. George News, and are not representative of St. George News.

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About the Author

Ali Hill has been in the entertainment industry since the ripe age of 8, starring in local commercial and radio advertisements. Her professional career started as a TV Personality Intern on KUTV’s 2 News This Morning with Casey Scott when she was only 22. She acquired over 100 live TV appearances, and has since been seen on Fresh Living, The Daily Dish, Good Things Utah, KSL News Today, and afternoon guest co-host on KSOP 104.3. Ali worked as a producer and screenwriter for C-A-R Advertising, which eventually led to a position at KSL in Marketing and Promotions for KSL TV, KSL NewsRadio, FM 100.3 and The Arrow 103.5. She now lives in St. George and works as a reporter, columnist, and creative director. Follow her A-List Adventures on Instagram: @stgeorgealist

I got scuba certified last spring (through Dan at Access Scuba) and have really enjoyed it. We did a trip out of San Diego and went diving off some islands in Mexico and had a blast. I’ve enjoyed it way more than I thought I would (I’m claustrophobic). One of my teenage daughters wants to get certified, too, so we can dive together on trips.